knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to die out; to become extinct
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
silence; stillness; quietness
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
death in madness; dying insane
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
no sleep or rest; working day and night
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to rock; to shake; to swing
naturally; of course; understandably
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal